Student on Twitter dares cops to catch her

A woman who tweeted that police would never catch her was arrested at Lamar University in Beaumont on an outstanding warrant for allegedly trying to pass herself off as her sister.

Pearland Police learned of a tweet last week by Mahogany Mason-Kelly, 20, who posted on Twitter: “I still got a warrant in Pearland…Those pigs will NEVER catch me!!!…NEVER!!!!”

Mahogany Mason-Kelly

When police investigated the tweet, they found Mason-Kelly had four outstanding traffic warrants and that her sister Turquoise Mason-Kelly also had a warrant. Investigators contacted Lamar University Police Department where Mason-Kelly was arrested on April 20.

Police say Mason-Kelly tried to pass herself off as her sister, when she was arrested on May 17, 2011 after a traffic stop. Because her sister had an outstanding warrant, Mason-Kelly was booked into jail in her sister’s name. Police say she continued to use her sister’s identity throughout all court proceedings.

Now, nearly a year later, she is facing misdemeanor charges of tampering with a government record and giving police a false name. Police say she admitted to providing officers with her sister’s information once she was confronted with photographic and fingerprint evidence.